Good half from Young and Fellaini. Martial and Mkhitaryan have been very disappointing.
Champions League Group A
Manchester United 3:0 FC Basel
Old Trafford
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Well the right wing appears to be functioning well.... Left wing, not so much.
I don't think Matic has been too bad but otherwise I agree., typical European group tie really.Good first half. Should possibly have scored more but that can be corrected in the second halfWhen one said Fellaini is a tree it was meant to be he'll score.
He's touched the ball maybe 5 times lolThat Narcos advert was a bit weirdShould be about 3-0 up. Miki having a good game, but should have at least a goal. Mata and Martial need to be in it more.The atmosphere sounds cack shit. All I hear through the TV is the Basel fans
He's been ignored because he's too deep, he needs to push forward and make runs in space too.
We can recall Pereira at any time if necessary can't we? If true we'd have have to integrate him back into the squad though, and as much as I rate Pereira he's a fair way away from the level of Pogba. It's not that we don't have players to fill in for Pogba, it's that none of them have the qualities that he does.Mata started off well, but slowed down. Martial invisible for the most part. Mikhi should have scored from that golden chance.
Fellaini has been very good since coming on. Lukaku is a beast, he's going to be a handful for defenders. Lindelof looks good, yet to be really tested though.
His main asset, it would be awkward if he missed that.Last edited:Ashley Young with a glorious cross.Why do our players not like Martial?Bit of a dour performance really. I think we look a long way off the quality required to go deep in this competition, hopefully we'll improve as the season goes on.
Is it confirmed somewhere? Maybe not, hope not.
ThisGood start. They'll tire if we keep this pressure on.Alright until the goal. We've been crap since then.
Martial has done nothing. If one of those 10's actually helped out Young and got within a mile of him he might be able to put in a few more good crosses with a bit of help.
Matic has done well and the bread and butter goal for Fellaini is nice to see.Very good half overall. Huge improvement from saturday, hope Pogba is just precautionary.Genuinely one of the most uncomfortably quiet 45 minutes at Old Trafford I've ever ever experienced.
Don't know if it's the weather or the fact it's a group stage, but the atmosphere is completely flat.
No doubt Mourinho will comment on it.Pogba's injury looked like a hamstring. We'll not see him for one or 2 weeks I suppose. Damn that.
Nevermind, Fellaini is our MOTM today. Amazing everywhere in the pitch, better than even his usual self.
have the right to recall him in January, I believeMata's lack of pace is helping Basel re-organise in defence. We need to bring Rashford on the right imo.
Fixed.
He missed an absolute sitter. Also he keeps trying to take on all defenders instead of passing it to a teammate. I feel he can do better.Martial was shite. He's walking around. He really is pissing me off.Very good half. We gave away a free header in our penalty are from a free kick - the only scare throughout the half, besides that brainless back pass from Smalling.
We asked questions and after a near the goal line block and hitting the post, the goal was deserved.
Martial has been quiet, Mikhi's half is dividing opinions, I'd rather rate him higher.
Lukaku hasn't had much chances, hopefully we'll get him more involved in the game.
The crowd has been absolutely shameful. Stadium not full for our first CL game, since missing out, and all half I've been hearing the away fans, besides 1-2 occasions. I'm really ashamed of our crowd. If it wasn't enormously expensive for my countries standards I would've been at the stadium and try spark something.
run the show against Everton?
Pretty standard Old Trafford atmosphere, really.
Yes because his positioning is too deep when we are on the ball.
Same shit as last season, the guy thinks he's Messi.
I say keep him on. With Pogba gone we need Mata's playmaking/creator ability.
If anything, just take Martial off for Rashford in a bit if things don't change. 1-0 win isn't bad either.Our game looked more fluid than the Stoke game. Is that because of just Mata?Martial plays so deep and always wants the ball to feet. If he play up on the last man and made runs behind it cause the problems.
Blind can easily play in the positions he been playing inThis sums up Mkhi, some great touches and moments of magic but some seriously poor decision making going on. Loves to run down a cul de sac
Fellain is Batigol rebornI feel like Lukaku would benefit more from a partner striker, he's a handful for defenders and would take them out of play. Don't see us playing 2 up front that often though, if at all.
Exactly. Needs to impose himself more and get involved. Needs to impress when he gets it too. Same story with him all the timeComfortable match despite the terrible movement off the ball. Mkhi can be in some sequences one of the most intelligent and one of the dumbest player. Very strange.Also have the feeling that other players are almost like avoiding Martial for some reason. Gets minimal service.
I think Mikhi has put in a great effort, missing the final touch.
Should be at least 2 up by now.
Pogba
Well even if that were true, Pogba definitely can't have been overplayed only 4 games into the season.
Ah okay thanks. Nevertheless with or without Pereira the squad suffers significantly without Pogba. Can only hope it's as minor an injury as possible.- Status
Man of the Match
Runners-up
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13%
Ashley Young
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6%
Henrikh Mkhitaryan
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5%
Romelu Lukaku
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2%
Nemanja Matic
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1%
Victor Lindelof
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1%
David de Gea
Player Ratings
Total Average Rating
Highest Rated Player
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Compiled from 561 ratings.
Score Predictions
658,11,16
- Man Utd win
- Basel win
- Draw
Detailed Results
- 35% Man Utd 2:0 Basel
- 29% Man Utd 3:0 Basel
- 9% Man Utd 3:1 Basel
- 8% Man Utd 2:1 Basel
- 7% Man Utd 4:0 Basel
- 4% Man Utd 1:0 Basel
- 2% Man Utd 5:0 Basel
- 1% Man Utd 4:1 Basel
- 1% Man Utd 0:0 Basel
- 1% Man Utd 1:1 Basel
- 1% Man Utd 0:5 Basel
- 0% Man Utd 5:1 Basel
- 0% Man Utd 0:1 Basel
- 0% Man Utd 1:2 Basel
- 0% Man Utd 5:5 Basel
- 0% Man Utd 3:3 Basel
- 0% Man Utd 1:3 Basel
- 0% Man Utd 3:4 Basel
- 0% Man Utd 0:4 Basel
- 0% Man Utd 3:2 Basel
Match Stats
- Man Utd
- Basel
- Possession
- 61% 39%
- Shots
- 18 8
- Shots on Target
- 8 2
- Corners
- 7 3
- Fouls
- 12 14
Referee
Ruddy Buquet
Man Utd Lineup
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replaced by Marouane Fellaini
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replaced by Marcus Rashford
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replaced by Jesse Lingard
